sour
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"Absolutely terrible. Shocking. That is not sour grapes."
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
However, sentiment in the Korean market, and towards semiconductor stocks in general, is so sour at present that traders were in no mood to appreciate the achievements.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
Choose whatever farmers market flavor is calling to you—apricot, sour cherry, blackberry and red plum would all be excellent this time of year.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
At the moment I like government bonds as protection against a major fall in stocks if traders turn sour on artificial intelligence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
Just as I’d hoped, the added power of sour caused a buzz.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
For the rest of us, however, inflation may leave a sourer taste.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2022
Pickle flavor hits all the right notes for people — especially those under 40 — who are looking for bigger, bolder, brighter and sourer flavors, food and beverage researchers said.
From New York Times ● Aug. 1, 2022
For the sour element, lime juice is the classic choice, but lemon, grapefruit, sourer oranges, or any other mouth-puckering, citrusy fruit you have on hand would work too.
From Slate ● May 22, 2020
Now three decades old, the unused vacuum cleaners still bristle with the glory of newness, though the sculpture's beatification of consumer commodities tastes even sourer in our more ecologically minded age.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 25, 2014
Joe was sourer than ever, and Sol-leks was unapproachable, blind side or other side.
From The Call of the Wild by London, Jack
It’s a return to innocence — a gustatory reminder of those carefree childhood moments when I indulged in the sourest of sour treats to my heart’s content.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2025
"Has that not just left the sourest taste in the mouth at the end of this international summer? I'm dumbfounded," said England all-rounder Georgia Elwiss on BBC Test Match Special.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2022
The sourest, meanest mouth in the history of portraiture.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 23, 2020
Filipino cooking is among the world’s brightest, sweetest, sourest, and funkiest of world cuisines; by comparison, almost any other food seems bland.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 19, 2018
Sweetest Nut hath sourest rind, Such a Nut is Rosalind.
From The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare by Ellacombe, Henry Nicholson
The positions are part of a monthslong wager designed to pay off if the hype around artificial intelligence sours.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
Everything reasonable from the first half quickly sours.
From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2026
The clatter of cutlery as an atmosphere sours over dinner.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
Renowned photographer Randy and his playwright husband Jack are vacationing on the Oregon coast, but their trip sours.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2026
I wish I could take the words back as Soojin’s expression instantly sours.
From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan
Yet industry observers say that’s a tall order at a time when the larger market has soured on electric cars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
It first soured over a decade ago, during the tenure of athletic director Pat Haden.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
The alliance has genuinely soured in recent months.
From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2026
Some in Westminster have highlighted the "collegiate" relationship between him and the Chancellor Rachel Reeves, a contrast to the briefings after Healey's resignation that revealed his soured relationship with the Treasury.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
Even the cherry Jolly Rancher soured in my mouth as I read.
From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia
But it clearly shows that investors aren’t souring on South Korean chip companies just yet, even in the face of more volatility and AI-bubble fears.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
Private-market investment companies are contending with a souring of interest in their offerings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
Each new alarm like this elicits anxieties and murmurs that souring private credit is about to become the new subprime mortgage crisis.
From Barron's ● May 30, 2026
My need to pack up and leave was usually caused by souring relationships with roommates or increasing rents.
From MarketWatch ● May 29, 2026
He was on a roll and was about to say something else; but then, quite suddenly, he stopped, his face souring as if something unpleasant had occurred to him.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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"The Sun Rising" by John Donne
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